Shower shawl



H. LA BEAUD SHOWER SHAWL 'Filed March 31. 192s ...Ill .In

INYENTQR hqLL/E LHEE/uo BY Y ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 3o, 1927.

UNITED As'rarlzs .EALLIIIE4 LA BEA'UD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOWER SEAWL.

Application med xaren s1, 192s. semi No. 98,1101.,

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a device which I have elected to4 term a shower shawl, and which is in the nature of a chea paper shawl or 5 cape adapted to be donne in an emergency to protect the .wearers clothing from being injured by rain. v

A referred embodiment of the invention provides a device of this character including a body encircling ortion adapted to be thrown about the shou ders of a wearer and al hood portion forming a continuation of the body encircling portion for protecting a wearers hat.

tremely y, 'cheap material such as water proofed paper, and is so arranged, that it may be l'folded and stored in a minimum amount of s ace.

Objects o the invention are to provide a device of this character which will be self adjusting to accomodate various sized users, which may be quickly donned, which will afford effective temporary protection from the rain, andwhich-may be manufactured lwith comparative economy.

` With the above noted. and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combina-v tions and arran ements of parts, as will 'be more fully ereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the l following description in connection withthe accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of use of a shower shawl embodyig the present invention.

Fig.- 2 is a plan view of the blank from 40 which the shawl is folded;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the blank partially folded. Fig. 4 is a view of the'completely folded blank. v

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectlonal view on the line 5--5- of Fig. 4.

As suggested above the device ofthe l present` llnvention is preferably made of some cheap material, srch as ordinary water proofed pa er, and in Fig'. 1l it will be noted that itl-mc udes a body encircllng `element in the nature of a shawl or cape, and a hood which extends over the wearers head. The

device is preferably so constructed-that the hood or top ofthe article is formed of a Preferably the article is made of some explurality of thicknesses Vof aper, so that the rain cannot beat -throug .v The device may be best understood b considering the blank from which it is fol ed, and the man-` ner of folding the lblank to produce the finished shawl.

As seen in Fig. 2 the blank 10 comprise Adjacent each side ed e of the blank there is provided a longitu 'nal fold line 11, `so, that the blank edges 12 may be turned in. wardly toreinforce the edges of the cape. The blank includes a back section 13, front sections 14 and a top or hood section 29 which is cooperatively defined by the u per ends of both the back sections and the fpront sections. Between the front sections 14 and the back section 13 a plurality of lon 'tudinal fold lines 15 areformed, these fol lines when the blank is folded, serving to roduce a seriesV of pleats 16 best seen in igs. 3

and 5. The pleats render the cape or shawl adjustable as to size and are readily expansible or contractible to accommodate the device to a wearer.

The oints which I have'designated as A on t e blank, constitute the upper outer corners of the front sections when the bla-nk is completely folded. These points are disposed upon the outermost pleat folding line 15 .at points near the, upper ends thereof; rJlhe points A are connected to the fold lines 11 by a series of diver 'ng fold lines 17, 18 and 19. Fold lines 1 extend from the point A tothe junction of the fold llne 11 with the u per edge of the blank. Fold line 18 extends-slightly downwardly from point A to the fold line 11, and fold line 19 is sharply inclinedterminating near the lower end of the fold line 11.

Between the two innermost pleat fold lines 15 there is a transverse fold line 20 adapted to register 'with fold. lines 17 in the com leted article. All of the material ofthe b ank above the fold lines 17I and 20 constitutes the top or hood of the shower shawl and affords a multiplyhood, as will be later described. I

The rst operation of lfolclingthe blank consists in producing the pleats 16 by folding alternately in opposite directions on the pleat fold lines 15. The ed es 12 of the" blank are then turned inward y on the line 11, and the front sections 14 of the blank folded inwardly over the back section on the outer pleat folding line 15. In Fig. 3 I have shown one of the front sections so folded, and have also illustrated the next folding operation which consists in breaking or folding front sections 14 simultaneously on the three fold lines 17, 18 and 19. Front section 14 is folded outwardly on the line 17. When the other front section 14 has been similarly folded, the two fold lines 17 will register with fold line 20. A

The edges of the front sections 14 which are disposed between the fold lines 18 and 17 constitute the forward edge 21 ofthe hood when the device is completely folded. Having folded the two front sections inwardly and broken them on the fold lines 17, 18 and 19, as above described, the next operation consists in folding the top section 22 downwardly on the line 20. Before this is accomplished however, I preferably fold the top section rearwardly on the line 23,

then forwardly on the line 24 to provide a reinforced doubly folded vizor portion 25 as seen in Fig. 4. This vizor portion aligns with the edge 21 of the hood, and is secured thereto by the use of a pin or rivet 26. In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown the rivet holes 27 in the various blank sections, all of these rivet holes being aligned with each other when the blank is completely folded.

With the blank in the completely folded position of Fig. 4, it will be noted that it lies substantially flat. When however, the

shawl is donned, the front sections are folded outwardly on the lines 19 to define a pair of forwardly projecting wing portions 28 which support the forward edge of the hood 29 and which are inte rally connected to the side edges of the hood.

The wing portions 28 define with the forward edge of the hood a substantially triangular opening 30 exaposing the face of the wearer. The two e ge portions 12 may be connected together by the use of a tape 31 secured in eyelets 32 in the reinforced edges, or the` two edges may be detachably secured together in any approved manner, so that the arms of the user are concealed within, and protected by the shawl or cape.

Obviously the device may be folded in other ways without departin from the invention, and various slight cianges and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement. of i arts described without departing from t e invention.l Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as ywing portions extending fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the a pended claims.

I 'c aim:

l. .A paper shower shawl folded from an approximately rectangular blank, said blank being provided with transverse fold lines defining a body-encircling element formed of a back section, two front sections and a series of pleats between the back section and the two front sections, the intermediate portion of the blank being formed with a transverse fold line defining a forwardly folding hood top portion integral with the top of the back section, and adapted to rest on a wearers head, the u per portions of the front sections being olded inwardly on diagonal fold lines and connected to the forward edge of the hood to the diagonally folded upper ends of sai front sections definin fiaring side wing portions integral wit the hood top.

2. A paper shower shawl folded from an approximately rectangular blank, said blank being provided with transverse fold lines defining a body-encircling element formed of a back section, two front sections and a series of pleats between the back section and the two front sections, lthe intermediate portion of the blank being formed with a transverse foldline defining a forwardly folding hood top portion integral with thetop of the back section, and adapted to rest on a wearers head, the upper portions of thel front sections being folded inwardly on diagonal fold'lines and connected to the forward edge of the hood top the diagonally folded upper ends of said. front sections defining aring side wing portions integral with the hood top, the u per ends of the eneath the hood top to define a multiply structure at the top of the hood.

3. A paper shower shawl folded from an approximately rectangular blank, said blank being provided with transverse fold lines defining a body-encircling element formed of a' back section, two front sections and a series of leats between the back section and the two ront sections, the intermediate portion of the blank being formed with a transverse fold line defining a forwardly foldin hood top portion integral withthe top o the back section, and adapted to rest on a wearers head, the up er portions of the front sections beingA fo ded inwardly on diagonal fold lines and connected to the forward edge of the hood to the diagonally folded upper ends of said front sections defining fiaring Vside win portions integral with the hood to the orward edge of the hood top being astiifeninr vizor and the connections between the llood top and the side wings being through saidvvizor.

` HALLIE LA BEAUD.

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